Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth
NMI/PMI: 52.0
Change: Up 2.4
Business Activity/Production Index: 50.9
Change: Down 1.3
New Orders: 50.1
Change: Down 0.1
Employment: 50.8
Change: Up 3.9
Inventories: 47.0
Change: Down 4.5
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Beige Book At a Glance
Commercial real estate markets were generally reported to be steady or softening in most areas.
3/4 of Districts characterized economic activity as weakening. The others reported mixed or steady growth
Manufacturing was mixed.
Residential real estate markets were still sluggish with pockets of improvement in sales and buyer traffic.
Banks reported mixed trends in lending, [...]
Non-manufacturing Report At a Glance
Index Readings Above 50 Represent Growth
NMI/PMI: 49.6
Change: Up 0.3
Business Activity/Production Index: 52.2
Change: Up 1.4
New Orders: 50.2
Change: Up 0.6
Employment: 46.9
Change: Unchanged
Inventories: 51.5
Change: Up 1.5
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